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By: Amy Le Feuvre (1861-1929)

Book cover Odd

He found the word for her, and she read with difficulty, 'Trouble, distress, great affliction.' 'Do they all mean tribulation?' she asked. 'Tribulation means all of them,' was the answer. 'And can children have tribulation, Mr. Roper?' 'What do you think?' 'I must have it if I'm to get to heaven,' she said emphatically; and then she left him, and the young man repeated her words to himself with a sigh and a smile, as he replaced the book in its resting-place. Little Betty is lonely being the "odd" one ...

Book cover Carved Cupboard (Dramatic Reading)

Agatha, Gwen, Clare and Elfie have always been told that they will inherit their aunt's house. But when their aunt dies, she leaves it all to their intolerable cousin James. What will they do? Will the verses Nannie gives them prove true?

By: Anonymous

Book cover Young Girl's Diary

The diary of an upper middle class Austrian girl, this book describes her life between the ages of eleven and fourteen. It's a coming of age story full of angst, boys, and questions.

By: Evaleen Stein (1863-1923)

Book cover Gabriel and the Hour Book

Brother Stephen has the heart of an artist and wishes to leave the abbey to travel and see the world. However, King Louis has decreed that an "hour book" be made for his bride, Lady Anne, which in turn causes the Abbott to refuse Brother Stephen's request to leave the brotherhood as his illuminations are the most beautiful, and as such, he desires that Brother Stephen should be the one to make the hour book. This decision angers Brother Stephen. Will Brother Stephen stay at the abbey and carry out his task or will he refuse and bring about a ban against him, a serious matter indeed...

By: Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué (1777-1843)

Book cover Sintram and His Companions

Friedrich de la Motte Fouque, also the author of Undine, was a German Romantic writer whose stories were filled with knights, damsels in distress, evil enchantments, and the struggle of good against overpowering evil. 'My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure.' Fouque blends the Romantic love for nature and ancient chivalry while telling a powerful story about a young man who yearns for that which he can never attain.

By: Pansy (1841-1930)

Book cover Sunshine Factory

Seven very short sweet stories by Pansy that you will not soon forget! They are stories children will love, and everyone can enjoy. They will make you smile and laugh and bring tears to your eyes. And each one teaches an important lesson in a sweet, encouraging way.

By: Roy J. Snell (1878-1959)

Book cover Curlie Carson Listens In

It is early in the days of radio, and amateurs are using it more and more, and using it illegally. Enter Curlie Carson, who has the job of tracking down the miscreants. Sounds boring. You wouldn't expect high speed car chases, kidnapping, double dealing, and maybe even murder.

By: Various

Book cover King's Daughter and Other Stories for Girls

A charming collection of short stories for young girls, including The King's Daughter, The Old Brown House, A Story for School Girls, What One Lie Did, Two Ways of Reading the Bible, Courtesy to Strangers, Live for Something, and Jennie Browning. Each story subtly teaches an important lesson.

By: A. D. T. (Adeline Dutton Train) Whitney (1824-1906)

Book cover Faith Gartney's Girlhood

By: Agnes S. Underwood

Book cover The Story of a Robin

By: Alan Douglas

Book cover Pathfinder or, The Missing Tenderfoot
Book cover Afloat or, Adventures on Watery Trails

By: Albert Bigelow Paine (1861-1937)

Book cover Hollow Tree Nights and Days
Book cover The Arkansaw Bear A Tale of Fanciful Adventure

By: Albert Payson Terhune (1872-1942)

Book cover Further Adventures of Lad

By: Albert Walter Tolman (1866-)

Book cover Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good

By: Alexandre Exquemelin (c. 1645-1707)

The Pirates of Panama by Alexandre Exquemelin The Pirates of Panama

This volume was originally written in Dutch by John Esquemeling, and first published in Amsterdam in 1678 under the title of De Americaeneche Zee Roovers. It immediately became very popular and this first hand history of the Buccaneers of America was soon translated into the principal European languages. The first English edition was printed in 1684. Esquemeling served the Buccaneers in the capacity of barber-surgeon, and was present at all their exploits. Little did he suspect that his first hand observations would some day be cherished as the only authentic and true history of the Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main...

By: Alfred Elwes (1819-1888)

The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too by Alfred Elwes The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too

This fictional work is written in 1st person by the dog himself. It's a cute story of the adventures in the life of a noble dog who is appropriately named, Job. The canine society in which he lives is an interesting parallel to human society.

Book cover The Adventures of a Bear And a Great Bear too

By: Alfred H. (Alfred Henry) Miles (1848-1929)

Book cover Fifty-Two Stories For Girls

By: Alfred Ollivant (1874-1927)

Book cover Bob, Son of Battle

By: Alice B. Emerson

Book cover Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies Or, The Missing Pearl Necklace
Book cover Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill

Brave, adventurous and loyal, recently-orphaned Ruth Fielding is sent to live with her estranged Uncle Jabez at the Red Mill in Cheslow, New York. A new town means making new friends, and the teenage Ruth quickly befriends the children of a wealthy merchant. But as the relationship between her and her uncle becomes strained and she attempts to become friends with a very disagreeable girl, will Ruth's cheery disposition be enough to get her through?This is the first of the Ruth Fielding series, with follows Ruth and her friends from adolescence into early adulthood.

Book cover Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund
Book cover Ruth Fielding at the War Front or, The Hunt for the Lost Soldier
Book cover Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods
Book cover Ruth Fielding on Cliff Island Or, The Old Hunter's Treasure Box
Book cover Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers
Book cover Ruth Fielding Down East Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point
Book cover Ruth Fielding at Briarwood Hall

In this, the second book of the Ruth Fielding series, Ruth goes to boarding school with her best friend Helen. When they get there, Ruth starts her own sorority called the SweetBriars for the new girls. Her sweet group of girls conflicts with the two other sororities the Upedes and the Fussy Curls. In the midst of settling in to the new place, there is a campus rumor about a legend of the marble harp playing ominously at night. But when the French teacher is in a fright, will Ruth be able to solve this mystery?The Ruth Fielding series has influenced several other major series that came later, including Nancy Drew, the Dana Girls, and Beverly Gray.

Book cover Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest Or, The Indian Girl Star of the Movies
Book cover Ruth Fielding on the St. Lawrence The Queer Old Man of the Thousand Islands

By: Alice Hale Burnett

A Day at the County Fair by Alice Hale Burnett A Day at the County Fair

Three little friends are taken to the County Fair in Uncle Billy’s motorcar, but a slight delay occurs on the way. How they finally arrived at the fair ground and their amusing experiences are most entertainingly told in this short book for younger readers and listeners. Read along and see the charming illustrations.

By: Alice Turner Curtis (1863-??)

A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter by Alice Turner Curtis A Yankee Girl at Fort Sumter

Sylvia Fulton is a ten-years-old girl from Boston who stayed in Charleston, South Carolina, before the opening of the civil war. She loves her new home, and her dear friends. However, political tensions are rising, and things start to change. Through these changes, Silvia gets to know the world better: from Estrella, her maid, she starts to understand what it is to be a slave, from her unjust teacher she learns that not all beautiful people are perfect, and from the messages she carries to Fort Sumter she learns what is the meaning of danger. However, this is a lovely book, written mostly for children.

Book cover Little Maid of Province Town

Plucky eight year old Anne Nelson, living in Provincetown on the tip of Cape Cod, is determined to bring the Revolutionary War to an end so that she can be reunited with her soldier father. Will she succeed in carrying an important message from Boston to Newburyport, warning the American troops to be prepared, or will she be caught by the English ships patrolling the harbor?

By: Alicia Catherine Mant (-1869)

Book cover Christmas, A Happy Time A Tale, Calculated for the Amusement and Instruction of Young Persons

By: Allan Arnold

Book cover The Boy Nihilist or, Young America in Russia

By: Allen Chapman

Book cover The Radio Boys at the Sending Station Or, Making Good in the Wireless Room
Book cover Fred Fenton Marathon Runner The Great Race at Riverport School
Book cover Fred Fenton on the Track or, The Athletes of Riverport School
Book cover Fred Fenton on the Crew or, The Young Oarsmen of Riverport School
Book cover Ralph on the Overland Express The Trials and Triumphs of a Young Engineer

By: Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897)

Tartarin of Tarascon by Alphonse Daudet Tartarin of Tarascon

It tells the burlesque adventures of Tartarin, a local hero of Tarascon, a small town in southern France, whose invented adventures and reputation as a swashbuckler finally force him to travel to a very prosaic Algiers in search of lions. Instead of finding a romantic, mysterious Oriental fantasy land, he finds a sordid world suspended between Europe and the Middle East. And worst of all, there are no lions left.

By: Alta Tabor

Book cover Willie Mouse

By: Amanda Minnie Douglas (1831-1916)

Book cover A Modern Cinderella
Book cover A Little Girl in Old Quebec
Book cover The Girls at Mount Morris

By: Amy Bell Marlowe

Book cover A Little Miss Nobody Or, With the Girls of Pinewood Hall
Book cover The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City

By: Amy Brooks

Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains by Amy Brooks Dorothy Dainty at the Mountains

By: Amy D. V. Chalmers

Book cover Madge Morton's Secret
Book cover Madge Morton, Captain of the Merry Maid
Book cover Madge Morton's Victory
Madge Morton's Trust by Amy D. V. Chalmers Madge Morton's Trust

By: Amy Ella Blanchard (1856-1926)

A Sweet Little Maid by Amy Ella Blanchard A Sweet Little Maid

Dimple, the nine-year-old little girl is accustomed to being always the first. She has Bubbles, a little coloured girl as playmate and servant. One day Dimple’s cousin, Florence comes to visit her and they have a wonderful time together. But then come the rainy days and the two children easily get bored in the house… and that’s how the adventures and troubles begin.

A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays by Amy Ella Blanchard A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays
Book cover Three Little Cousins

By: Amy le Feuvre (d.1929)

Probable Sons by Amy le Feuvre Probable Sons

Little Milly is left an orphan after the death of her mother and sent to live with her bachelor uncle, who has no use for children, especially of the female variety. As the days go by, his heart warms to his endearing niece who wants all probable sons to come home, including her very own probable uncle.

By: Amy Le Feuvre (-1929)

Book cover Dwell Deep or Hilda Thorn's Life Story
Book cover 'Me and Nobbles'

By: Amy Walton (1848-1899)

Book cover Penelope and the Others Story of Five Country Children
Book cover Black, White and Gray A Story of Three Homes
Book cover White Lilac; or the Queen of the May
Book cover Thistle and Rose A Story for Girls
Book cover Susan A Story for Children
Book cover The Hawthorns A Story about Children
Book cover A Pair of Clogs

By: Andre Norton (1912-2005)

Plague Ship by Andre Norton Plague Ship

A Free Trader rocket ship heads for the remote planet, Sargol, which is blessed with immense natural wealth and precious gemstones. The ship is manned by the heroic Dane Thorson and his crew of intrepid space traders. On Sargol, they enter into complicated negotiations with the inhabitants of this strange planet. These feline people, the Salariki, are reluctant to enter into a business partnership with the free traders till they discover that the ship carries a small amount of catnip on board which they'd obtained from another trading post...

By: Angela Brazil (1868-1947)

Book cover For the Sake of the School
Book cover The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life
Book cover The Jolliest School of All
Book cover The Manor House School
Book cover A harum-scarum schoolgirl
Book cover The Nicest Girl in the School A Story of School Life
Book cover The Madcap of the School
Book cover A Patriotic Schoolgirl
Book cover The Leader of the Lower School A Tale of School Life

By: Anna Bartlett Warner (1824-1915)

Book cover The Gold of Chickaree

By: Anna Chapin Ray (1865-1945)

Book cover Teddy: Her Book A Story of Sweet Sixteen

By: Anna Graetz

Book cover Pearl and Periwinkle

By: Anna Sewell

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell Black Beauty

This unique tale is narrated by a lovely, gentle horse named Black Beauty and has remained a children's classic since it was first published in 1877. It earned eternal name and fame for its author Anna Sewell, an invalid who died within a few months of publication. According to current estimates, it has sold more than fifty million copies world wide, been translated into many languages and delighted generations of children. The original title page reads: Black Beauty: Translated from the original Equine by Anna Sewell and this gives the reader an instant glimpse into what the book will be about...

BLACK BEAUTY - Young Folks Edition by Anna Sewell BLACK BEAUTY - Young Folks Edition

The same beloved story of the adventures and misadventures and of a young horse that we all know and love, but rewritten by the author for young people with much shorter chapters. All of the pathos, tenderness and fun are still there, just written for a younger audience. While forthrightly teaching animal welfare, it also teaches how to treat people with kindness, sympathy, and respect.

By: Annie F. Johnston (1863-1931)

The Little Colonel by Annie F. Johnston The Little Colonel

The scene of this story is laid in Kentucky. Its heroine is a small girl, who is known as the Little Colonel, on account of her fancied resemblance to an old-school Southern gentleman, whose fine estate and old family are famous in the region. (Introduction taken from original book.)

The Little Colonel's House Party by Annie F. Johnston The Little Colonel's House Party

Lloyd Sherman, the "Little Colonel", is a girl of eleven whose mother invites three other girls to spend a month with Lloyd in her beautiful home in Kentucky. The children come from very different homes, but fall into the new ways very readily. The account of their escapades will amuse young readers. A bit of disobedience on the part of one spoiled girl leads to something of a tragedy, in which Betty, the nicest of the children, is the sufferer.This series for girls from the early 1900’s, begun...

Book cover The Story of Dago
Book cover Mildred's Inheritance Just Her Way; Ann's Own Way
Book cover Cicely and Other Stories
Book cover Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation

In this delightful story ”The Little Colonel's Christmas Vacation” by Annie Fellows Johnston the Little Colonel, Lloyd Sherman. together with her friends Betty, Kitty and Allison are starting the schoolyear at a new school, Warwick Hall, a Boardingschool for girls in Washington. They find it a wonderful and stimulating place, make many new friends and have many experiences and also adventures there. But Lloyd comes down with high fever shortly before Christmas, and while home on Christmas Vacation she almost breaks down, and the doctor says she must not go back to school but stay at home to regain her health...

Book cover Big Brother
Book cover Ole Mammy's Torment
Book cover Mary Ware's Promised Land
Book cover The Quilt that Jack Built; How He Won the Bicycle

By: Annie Hamilton Donnell (1862-)

Book cover Glory and the Other Girl

By: Annie Roe Carr

Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp by Annie Roe Carr Nan Sherwood at Pine Camp

A school girl story about two Illinois teens and the adventures they have with family,friends and the chance to go to a boarding school in Michigan in the early 1920's.

Book cover Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves
Book cover Nan Sherwood's Winter Holidays Rescuing the Runaways

By: Anonymous

Book cover Harry's Ladder to Learning
Book cover My Young Days
Book cover Pleasing Stories for Good Children with Pictures
Book cover All About the Little Small Red Hen

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